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THX Episode 34 - THX Case Study: AI Safety — Build Now, Hand Off with Safeguards
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THX Episode 34 - THX Case Study: AI Safety — Build Now, Hand Off with Safeguards

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🧭 Overview

Artificial Intelligence is no longer emerging—it's already shaping decisions in hiring, healthcare, policing, education, and national security. But as the private sector charges forward, government struggles to catch up.

This post uses the THX Frameworks to examine whether government should intervene, when, and how. The answer? It must lead early—before harm is embedded in the code.


✍️ Key Topics Covered

  • Why AI is too powerful (and too biased) to be self-regulated

  • Where early guardrails and public investment matter most

  • A breakdown of AI through all five THX lenses: utility, flourishing, loss, admiration, and trust

  • Real examples of harm: from biased algorithms to deepfake identity theft

  • Why “Build Now, Hand Off with Safeguards” is the only ethical strategy


🧠 Who This Is For

  • Policymakers, tech ethicists, and AI researchers

  • Educators, employers, and healthcare professionals impacted by automation

  • Citizens concerned about algorithmic fairness and democratic resilience

  • Anyone asking, “Where is this headed—and who’s steering?”


🔥 Real-World Harms Covered

  • Amazon’s biased recruiting tool

  • Racially skewed policing algorithms (COMPAS)

  • AI hallucinations in legal and medical settings

  • Deepfakes used to manipulate elections and scam families


💬 Reflection Prompt

What if your job, diagnosis, or child’s education was shaped by an AI system you didn’t understand—and couldn’t challenge?

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